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Four seats held by the SNP​ are expected to be on a “knife edge” in the General Election, according to new research...

Taxes set to hit post-war high

No new investment in staffing and buildings in England and Wales, despite Rishi Sunak’s funding pledge

A spring surprise? Hunt and Sunak set election hares running in Westminster

The early years sector – nurseries and childminders who offer services to children under the age of five – waited expectantly for news of investment in the UK chancellor’s recent autumn statement. But this was not delivered, even though Jeremy Hunt presented 110 economic measures designed to boost UK growth…

The extent of Tory spending cuts could prove unpalatable for voters – and leave a Labour government with a huge hole

UK chancellor was pictured working on the autumn statement at home. Our art critic runs the rule over his choice of artworks

The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has unveiled new rules for welfare benefit claimants. Under the government’s back to work plan, £2.5 billion of funding is to be allocated to employment support schemes with the aim of getting over 1 million people with long-term health conditions or disabilities, as well as…

Tradespeople taking their vans to Midlands garage say changes to national insurance are a drop in ocean as costs have soared

"This particular mish-mash of ISA proposals wouldn’t look out of place in a beauty pageant of pigs wearing lipstick."

National insurance cut risks Bank of England being more ‘hawkish’ in battle against inflation